The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1887-04-07
MINNESOTA NEWS.

In the Whitley appeal case in Brainerd
against the Mississ ippi Water Power and
Boom Company, verdict OF 81, 500 was
given for plaintiff.
Ex-Warden Reed denies all stories injuri-
ously affecting his conduct at Saltwater.
Frank De Mers OF Fisher's Landing goes
to the Fargo land office.
Rev. Hiram Elmer, retired Congrega-
tional minister, died at Winona OF pneu.
monia, aged seventy.five.
Mrs. Minnie G.. Rainey was granted a
divorce from DR.. Thos. G. Rainey, by de-
cision OF Judge Rea, at Minneapolis.
Gov McGill has appointed the Hon. II.
Il. Hoard as an agent to cooperate with
the county commissioners OF Chippewa
county in the distribution of such money
or aid as the state may furnish to said
county commissioners for the relief and
aid OF sufferers by hail in 1886.
Geo. w. Ehle the grain dealer, OF Min
neapolis made an assignment for the bene-
fit OF his creditors to Charles M. Amsden.
This assignment follows an attachment OF
property in Carver county in suit
brought by j. s. Pillsbury. Ehle lives in
Faribault but his principal place OF bust
ness is in Minneapolis.
The members OF Company D. NJ. N. g.,
national encampment and drill at Wash
ington, will sleep at the armory and have
morning and evening drill daily. If hard
work can bring the boys to a state of per.
lection in their drill Capt. Bean intends to
bring about that result.
The New York Tribune says OF Senator
c. X. Davis; Mr.. Davis is a heavy built
man OF medium stature, with round head
and face and a high, round forehead, which
is made more ample in proportions by
growing badness. He has q light brown
mustache. In manners he is thoroughly
affable. Among the skillful and adroit pc.
liticians OF the West he ranks with the
first in popularity and power OF manipu-
lating men.
F. f. Newell, formerly OF Hastings, has
been appointed postmaster at Morris. He
is a son-in-law OF Postmaster Michael Nc
Hugh OF Hastings.
L. D. Kenyon. aged about sixty, and a
stranger at Monticello, committed suicide
Y restaurant. His relatives in Elgin,
...., have been notified.
Secretary of State Mattson calls special
attention to the bill which passed the late
legislature providing for the licensing OF
tree and nursery agents. Among the require
ments OF the new law is one that all such
agents travelling throughout the state will
be required to give a bond OF $4,000.
Blanks arc now being printed, and they
will soon be in secretary OF states office.
A Bohemian by the name OF Wendslans
Wacusek was killed by the cars, about
four miles south of Helena, Scott Co.
The most important case to be tried at
an adjourned term of court at Mantorville,
is Teunis Slingerland vs. Teunis 5. Singer
land, an action for the specific performance
OF Il contract and to compel the defendant
to deed the plaintiff 1900 acres of land,
known as the sacramento farm" two
miles west OF Mantorvile, and valued at
nearly $50, 900. The defendant is presi.
dent OF the First National Bank OF Kasson
and millionaire, and the plaintiff is his
only son.
At Cloquet, fire broke out in the building
occupied as a residence by William Young,
destroying that and the Everett house, oc-
cupied by A. Prudelehomme, and the sa-
loon Of Frank Blakesly, the headquarters
saloon, the grocery store of ELY & Moses.
the meat market owned by Fred Grinnig,
and the gents furnishing goods and shoe
store OF p. Sarette.
In addition to the laws passed at the
last session of the legislature which have
been published, there are number OF
others which are OF interest to the people
which were not published with the main
lot While they will all be issued in the
general publication OF the laws, it may be
well to enumerate some OF the more i'm.
railroads and telephone companies;
holding teachers institute; print
ing the school laws; relieving settlers from
the payment of back taxes on Chicago, Mil
cuukee & St. Paul railroad lands; regulat-
lug employment of convict labor; relative
to loaning the school fund to school dis,
tricts or counties; exempting property OF
agricultural societies from taxation; for
improvement Of cemeteries; preventing &C.
cidents from fire in railroad cars; granting
eminent domain to pneumatic tube lines;
revising the probate laws; excluding certain
persons from the trial OF causes OF scandal
GUS Or obscene nature; relating to the is-
suance of false, fraudulent, part-paid or
non-paid shares of railroad stock; compil-
ing the tax laws OF the state; protecting
the rights OF working men and women.
At the Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis,
William Armstrong was oiling the machin-
cry on the third floor, when his clothes
became caught in the machinery and he
was drawn into the cogs. His right side
was so badly crushed and torn that the
intestines were exposed, his right arm was
cut and broken and he was otherwise in
jured. Death was almost instantaneous.
At the Land Office, st. Hilliare, twenty
six letters arrived on the 23d inst, for
different farmers around st. Hilliare who
had proved up on their presumption filings
in 1883. The following is a copy of one:
Dear Sir: The Hon. Commissioner Sparks,
by letter G Of Feb %, suspGnds
your cash entry No. 1894 for south
west quarter northeast quarter section
30, township 1913, range 43, for rea-
son that your proof was not made on day
set or before Office named in published no.
tice. You are therefore required to repub-
fish notice and make new proof within
ninety days. L. X. AAKER, Receiver.
The facts of the case are: The local
land office ruled that in order to save ex-
penses to parties proving up, they could
have their witnesses examined before the
nearest notary public, and that the party
proving up only would need to appear be-
fore the local land Office on the day OF
proof with the sworn testimony OF wit
nesses. These parties did as above noted,
appeared at the land Office, proved up and
vt receipt on the day mentioned in the
| ,ublished notice.
At Owatonna, Ex.Mayor M. A. Freden.
berg died OF black erysipelas.
One of the notable events at Lake City
was the marriage OF BERTHE L., oldest daugh-
W. - AAOAs 4Ly Aldn ENs SISs6t Stitu
Charles Dawson, prominent druggist:
John Lee was crushed to death at Min.
neapolis under load OF lumber.
| Michael Feury, OF lakewood township,
| Wabasha county, late private Company
| 9, 9th Minnesota volunteer infantry, has
been granted q pension dating from April
9th, 1866, the arrears amounting to about
| $500.
Gov. McGill appointed the Hon. E. n.
Johnson OF Benson to act with the county
commissioners Of Swift county in the mat.
| ter OF distribution of funds to the suffer
ers by the hail storms OF last season.
The proposition of bonding the city Of
Red Wing in $50, 900 to aid the Duluth, Red
| Wing & Southern-$25,O 900 to aid in con.
structing bridge across the Mississippi
and $25, 900 to aid in constructing that
| portion OF the road between Red Wing and
| Zumbrota-wns discussed by the board Of
trade, and q resolution adopted that the
board was in favor OF such action.
| At st. Cloud, John Offner and john
! Berger were bound over to the district
| court in $780, charged with attacking and
woundiug Charles Smith, q butcher. with a
l o1un0 ohot